the experiment was done to select the optimum size of explant to establishment culture with better
survival rate with minimal contaminations and good morphological respone.the minimum days (7.67 days)to first bud initiation was taken by 2.0 cm length of explant followed by 1.0 cm and 0.5 cm eexplant as present in table1. the culture rhizome bud (0.5 cm long) at the various growth stages is shown in figure 3A.treatment containing 0.5 cm long explant significantly (p0.05) between the treatment with explant of 0.5 cm and 1.0 cm as well aas the treament with expalnt of 1.0 cm and 2.0 cm